Stringendo vs. Accelerando

Stringendo vs. Accelerando — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Stringendo and Accelerando

Stringendonoun

(music) A passage in music to be played gradually faster; a section of music with in which the tempo slowly increases.

Accelerandonoun

(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.

Stringendoadverb

(music) Played with gradually increasing tempo.

Accelerandonoun

(music) A passage having this mark.

Accelerandonoun

(by extension) Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).

Accelerandoadverb

(music) with a gradual increase in speed

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Accelerandonoun

a gradually increasing tempo of music;

my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos

Accelerandoadjective

gradually increasing in tempo

Accelerandoadverb

with increasing speed;

here you must play accelerando